Berg Jones Elementary School

Berg Jones Elementary School is a primary school of compact scale in Monroe, Louisiana, overseen by City of Monroe School District, teacheing 328 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

City of Monroe School District comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 8,033 students; Berg Jones Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Berg Jones Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (99%). The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Berg Jones Elementary School logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at Berg Jones Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ouachita Parish (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Berg Jones Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 13.7%; this one delivers 7.7%.

Around the school, census data for Ouachita Parish shows median household income runs about $54,688, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Berg Jones Elementary School is one of 59 public schools in Ouachita Parish (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students).

The closest other public school is Swayze Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Berg Jones Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Berg Jones Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 11.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Berg Jones Elementary School's enrollment has declined 19% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 328). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.